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Psychology Quiz

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12th Grade

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Psychology Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

By seeking to measure 'atoms of the mind,' who established the first psychology laboratory?

Sigmund Freud

John B. Watson

Wilhelm Wundt

René Descartes

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which philosopher proposed that nerve pathways allowed for reflexes?

Socrates

René Descartes

John Locke

Francis Bacon

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who coined the term 'tabula rasa' (blank slate) to help explain the impact experience has on shaping an individual?

Francis Bacon

René Descartes

John B. Watson

John Locke

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes research typical of Wilhelm Wundt's first psychology laboratory?

Examining the unconscious to determine behavior motivation

Using a brain-scanning device to determine the impact events have on brain function

Measuring the reaction time between hearing a sound and pressing a button

Studying helping behavior, based on the premise that people are good

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

With which of the following statements would John B. Watson most likely agree?

Psychology should study the growth potential in all people.

Psychology should study the unconscious.

Psychology should focus on observable behavior.

Psychology should study mental thought processes.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following perspectives is most likely to address how the encoding, storing, and retrieval of information might alter our thoughts?

Behavioral

Psychodynamic

Humanistic

Cognitive

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who among the following would most likely study the interaction of people, machines, and physical environments?

Human factors psychologist

Personality psychologist

Industrial-organizational psychologist

Counseling psychologist

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